Bank of England deputy governor, Charlotte Hogg, has found her appointment the subject of controversy after she failed to disclose a family link before seeking appointment at the central bank.

Hogg admitted that she failed to disclose the link to Barclays Plc, which is a breach of the code of conduct at the apex bank and could be considered as a case for conflict of interest. Hogg had taken over at the apex bank this month as deputy in charge of ma